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Foreign minister says anti-semitism on the rise

This content was published on Jun 1, 2000 Addressing the Swiss Confederation of Hebrew Congregations, Deiss said Switzerland’s painful re-examination of its Second World War record had stirred “unacceptable” anti-Semitic sentiments. The foreign minister pointed out that anti-Jewish feelings have been vented in “readers’ mail, threatening letters to Jewish personalities or organisations, or in other ways. That is unacceptable.” Deiss echoed the findings…